In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

Private companies are capitalizing on this quest for information. Grail’s Galleri blood test screens for more than 50 ...

With September being Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, I feel compelled to offer a personal experience that hopefully will illustrate how important getting checked can be. Prostate cancer is in my DNA, ...

Bob Lane stresses the importance of open discussions about prostate cancer and early screening to overcome stigma and improve outcomes. Men often avoid discussing prostate cancer due to concerns about ...

New federal recommendations have expanded testing options for HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, and bring them right to your front door. Women can still choose to get a pelvic exam at the doctor’s ...

This is less than a year after the Teal Wand from Teal Health became the first at-home cervical cancer screening test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

I don’t have cancer of the pancreas. Receiving this result, after being the first Australian to undergo a revolutionary new ...

Multi-cancer blood tests promise early detection, but the evidence is thin, the risks real, and they’re no substitute for listening to your body.

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I was at the top of my field. I worked from 8 in the morning until 10 at night. Scheduling a doctor's appointment was never a priority. Until I got cancer. I began experiencing symptoms in 2017, but ...